Today: California Passes Data-Privacy Bill, FCC A-Cam Support Deadlines, Supreme Court Vacates Cell Phone Radiation Notification Ruling
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California Passes Data-Privacy Bill
On June 28, 2018, the Governor of California signed a bill granting certain rights of privacy. Among other things, the new law would grant a consumer the right to: request a business to disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information that it collects about the consumer; the categories of sources from which that information is collected; and the categories of 3rd parties with which the information is shared. The bill would also require a business to make disclosures about the information and the purposes for which it is used.
Additionally, the bill would grant a consumer the right to request deletion of personal information which would require the business to delete it. Also, the bill would grant a consumer the right to request that a business that sells the consumer’s personal information, or discloses it for a business purpose, disclose the categories of information that it collects, the categories of information, and the identity of third parties to which the information was sold or disclosed.
FCC A-Cam Support Deadlines
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau extended the deadline for authorized companies to accept revised offers of Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support published to Friday, June 29, 2018. Carriers should submit their election letters to the Bureau at ConnectAmerica@fcc.gov. To elect the revised support amount for a state or states, a carrier must submit a letter signed by an officer of the company confirming that the carrier elects the revised model-based support amount as specified in Report 11.0 released on May 7, 2018, and commits to satisfy the specific service obligations associated with that amount of model support. If a carrier fails to submit any final election letter by the June 29, 2018 deadline, it will be deemed to have declined the second revised offer and will continue to receive current support amounts and be subject to current deployment obligations. Carriers electing the revised offer of model-based support will not begin receiving such support until the Bureau issues a public notice authorizing the Universal Service Administrative Company to disburse the appropriate amounts.
Supreme Court Vacates Cell Phone Radiation Notification Ruling
The Supreme Court of the United States has vacated a lower court’s ruling concerning an ordinance passed by the City of Berkeley, California in 2016, that required cell phone retailers to advise customers of possible exposure to radio frequency emissions that exceed FCC guidelines when carrying the phone close to their body. The case was remanded it for further decision back to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit so it so that it may reconsider its opinion in light of recent rulings.
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The Regulatory Mix, Inteserra’s daily blog of telecom related regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of an Inteserra Briefing.
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